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Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... pressure has already been built into its expectations, and with softer April unemployment numbers, we do not see a strong case for another increase in the near term," Chesler said. "Our view remains that the terminal rate for this hiking cycle is either ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... and investment governance. "Rectification and uplift requirements continue for deficient platform trustees. There also is a case to consider changes to prudential settings for this sector of the market e.g. to strengthen conflicts management," the discussion ...

Financial services failing to provide consistent outcomes: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Latest findings from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) show that despite frameworks existing for consumer hardship, weaknesses arise in how those policies were implemented in practice. The eighth edition of the Systemic Issues Insight ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... "What people think is that when you take control of a defaulted asset, that you've also lost money. It's not the case." Lockhart says he would be more concerned if a manager never disclosed taking control of an asset to protect value. "You'd ...

Aware Super dashboard not flashing red just yet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... said the $200 billion super fund will only reposition its portfolio if it sees a higher probability of some of the worst-case scenarios playing out in the Middle East conflict. Speaking at the Bloomberg Forum for Investment Managers event in Sydney ...

ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... obligations under the Corporations Act and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act. We believe that First Guardian is primarily a case of alleged and widespread fraud, and that the focus should be on those parties. "The actions by regulators and government ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... our part of the world. The Chinese government is obviously much more interventionist in capital markets, and we play the case in some other places. Sometimes that causes issues, sometimes it's actually a tailwind. "China's ability to build that ...

Investors thrust into rules of the 'jungle': Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... is becoming more of a factor in markets," she said, pointing to defence and warfare as some key drivers. Then there is the case of the US government. "Unfortunately, I don't think that the tribal times are going away anywhere. This is going to be ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... getting regulators aligned, getting industry to agree on common frameworks, and making sure the underlying plumbing, in this case the RBA's own settlement infrastructure, is fit for purpose." Stonham said the continued research and industry consultation ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... Federal Court dated May 7 shows InterPrac adding Melinda Kee, a former investor in First Guardian, as a defendant in the case related to its proceedings against AFCA, claiming the complaints body treated it unfairly. Kee was contacted by lead generator ...